Instead of speaking in plain English, they fill their conversations with overused jargon and buzzwords.

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Instead of practicing public speaking in hopes of increasing our confidence level, we actually work on our confidence through the act of going over our presentation.

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Not only is this device coy, but it does nothing to intensify the drama or enrich our understanding of the characters, who might as well be speaking to one another instead of the audience.

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"Instead of matching them on the cuts they should be articulating a clear alternative and speaking up for public sector workers and ordinary people in society, " he said.

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And now he's speaking as someone who is seeking to become the voice of power instead.

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Speakers today need to forget the rules they learned in public speaking classes of the last century, or in debate classes, and focus instead on having a conversation with their audiences.

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